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Double cosmetic tube (balsamarium)

6th century
Medium/TechniqueGlass, free-blown with applied coil handles and looped trail decoration
DimensionsHeight: 24.6 cm (9 11/16 in.)
Credit LineOtis Norcross Fund
Accession number01.7451
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ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Azeez Khayat, New York (according to the MFA Register of Glass: said to have come from the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean); November 1901: purchased by MFA from Azeez Khayat for $ 272.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.7446-01.7451)

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